Wednesday, the mailbox contained:
November-December 2005 issue of Appalachian Trail Journeys (Life at Brown Mountain Creek) Holiday Favorites 2005 Lands’ End Catalog Gift 2005 CAMPMOR Catalog Fall 2005 Avatar Jouranl An offer from the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association A plea from the Tricycle Foundation A plea from the Carter Center A Christmas Card
Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $1.899
Mid $1.999
Premium $2.099
Gas prices were unchanged today.
Valleydale Foods in Salem is closing, and 344 people are losing their jobs. The pork processing plant, which has been in Salem since 1936, will shut down in two phases, with the first phase beginning in late January. Smithfield, the owner since 1992, said the plant is not profitable.
Read (Roanoke Times)
Since I’ve moved back [...]
Thanksgiving was much better this year than last year. We, the immediate family, were all together, I cooked for 5 hours, and then we ate. The food was good, and we only had to deal with my mother-in-law for about 30 minutes.
A.E. Telling Us Why She’s Thankful
B. Showing and Telling About Thanksgiving [...]
Tuesday, the mailbox contained:
Holiday 2005 National Geographic Catalog REI Catalog An advertisement for Washington Redskins Premium Club Level tickets for the 2006 season An offer from Nextel A plea from the North Country Trail Association A book – Christmas With Southern Living 2005 A Christmas Card
UPS delivered a 200G hard drive that I bought from Staples for $33.44 after a $40 [...]
Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $1.899
Mid $1.999
Premium $2.099
Gas prices were unchanged today.
Hampton Roads lagged only New Bedford, Mass., and Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in the value of its seafood haul in 2004. Commercial fishermen brought in $100.6 million worth of fish and shellfish at docks in Hampton Roads last year, which is up from $78 million in 2003 and more than triple the catch a decade [...]
Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $1.899
Mid $1.999
Premium $2.099
Gas prices were unchanged today.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the trades industry will need to add 100,000 jobs every year through 2012, while also filling an additional 90,000 openings annually for positions vacated by retiring baby boomers and those leaving for other reasons. The jobs are proving a tough sell – not only to young [...]
Monday, the mailbox contained:
December 5, 2005 issue of Newsweek (Fighting Anorexia) Gift Express 2005 Sierra Shoes Catalog Fall 2005 All Electronics Catalog A plea from the Smile Train A plea from Understanding Government A DVD from Netflix – Elf
Flickr Photo originally uploaded by haikuluke.
Coyotes have spread to every county in Virginia, and they lack natural enemies here. They will eat whatever is easiest to find, including plants, sheep, cattle, dead animal carcasses, house cats, and even small dogs.
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I haven’t seen any coyotes here in Salem, and I didn’t see any [...]
Saturday, the mailbox contained:
December 2005/January 2006 issue of National Geographic Adventure (The Best of Adventure – Your Guide to 2006) December 2005/January 2006 issue of National Wildlife (Winners: Best Photos of 2005) February 2006 issue of Backpacker (Readers’ Choice Awards) December 2005 issue of Dance Magazine (The Producers The Movie) December 2005 issue of Ode (Life goes on) December [...]
Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $1.899
Mid $1.999
Premium $2.099
Gas prices were unchanged today.
A compound in cranberries may help prevent tooth decay and cavities. Scientists have found a compound in the fruit can stop bacteria from clinging to the teeth, blocking the formation of damaging plaque deposits.
Read (BBC)
Friday, the mailbox contained:
December 5, 2005 issue of ESPN The Magazine (Vince Young) December 2, 2005 issue of Sporting News (The ultimate sports fans’ GIFT GUIDE) November 28, 2005 issue of The New Yorker (The Cartoon Issue) Fall 2005 issue of Oxford American (Southern Art & Architecture Issue) December/January 2005 issue of Mother Earth News (62 Ways to Slash [...]
Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $1.899
Mid $1.999
Premium $2.099
Gas prices were unchanged today.
Flickr Photo originally uploaded by pele.
Eighty years ago, wild turkeys were losing ground to habitat loss and hunting, and only about 30,000 remained. Now, there are about 7 million of the birds in the United States, more than ever before.
Read (WTOP)
Tobacco has long been Virginia’s top crop, but production has gone down in recent years while soybean production has increased.
Read (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
Certain micronutrients contained in olive oil and other foods could be responsible for the Mediterranean diet’s well known heart-healthy effects, Spanish researchers report.
Read (Reuters)
When I was on my diet and ate healthy, the only oils I used were olive oil and canola oil.